This panel will feature a post-election discussion on the major legal issues that arose throughout the campaign and election seasons. The slated panelists are experts in campaign finance, election administration, and the Voting Rights Act.

10:45–11 am: Morning Break, Kelley Lounge

11 am–12:15 pm: Panels

The Role of Campaign Finance in the 2012 Election (L201)

Allison Hayward, Former Vice President of Policy, Center for Competitive Politics

Sam Issacharoff, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law

Panelists will analyze the precarious status of the preclearance provision (Section 5) of the Voting Rights Act, the Court’s evolving jurisprudence in this area, and the next steps for voting rights if the Court invalidates Section 5. They will also focus on partisan, incumbent, and racial gerrymandering in the redistricting that followed the 2012 census, the performance of the legislatures and independent commissions that redrew district lines, and proposals for reform.

3–3:15 pm: Afternoon Break, Kelley Lounge.

3:15–4:30 pm: Panel, Moot Court Room.

Election Law in the Roberts Court

Moderator:Alan Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law and Professional Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School